Re: Request to remove Information
On Tue, 2005-11-15 at 18:49 -0800, Steve Lamb wrote:
> Edward J. Shornock wrote:
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>
> > While there are some that probably go through trying to "make as much as
> > possible," that surely doesn't apply to everyone. It's the plain greed
> > that pisses me off with the corporations, as well as the politicians.
> > How many yachts or mansions does one person need?
>
> Envious much? It isn't a matter of need. How many toys the other guy has
> versus how much you think they need is irrelevant. I mean, hey, how much
> ELECTRICITY does one man need when there are people in other countries that
> don't have it. If they obtained the toys legally who gives a rats butt how
> much they have? That's not your concern and is, quite frankly, part of the
> problem.
And how many people really *need* iPods? Do people really need
to carry 3000 songs around in little $300 things that are literally
almost as valuable as gold? No, they don't. A $50 MP3 player
will work just as well.
And XBoxes and PSPs and LCD monitors and, well, heck, just about
every bit of consumer electronics made in the last 30 years is
not necessary, and, compared to 80% of the people in the world,
is extravagant as all hell.
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